Title: Apple Music stops playing after loss of cellular signal – iOS 27.0.1
I am experiencing an intermittent Apple Music playback issue on my iPhone 16 Pro running iOS 27.0.1.
When I enter an area with weak or no cellular reception, music may stop playing. If I press Pause and then Play, playback often fails to resume. The Play/Pause control changes briefly, but there is no audio and no error message. Skipping to another track updates the displayed song title, but playback still does not start.
The music is downloaded to my iPhone, so it should be available offline.
The issue occurs with AirPods 4 with ANC and also with wired Apple CarPlay. It is therefore not limited to one audio output device.
The problem can persist after I leave the area with no reception and return to an area with a good signal. In one case, the phone showed EDGE despite being outside. Toggling Airplane Mode forced the phone to reconnect to 5G, and playback resumed without restarting Apple Music. In another case, playback unexpectedly resumed by itself while the phone still showed no cellular service.
I also tested LTE instead of 5G Auto, but the problem persisted.
Enabling Airplane Mode does not reliably restore playback. However, force-quitting and reopening Apple Music restores playback, even while Airplane Mode remains enabled.
I have also experienced cases where changing tracks does not help, but restarting Apple Music does.
The issue appears to be related to losing cellular connectivity or transitioning between network conditions, although I cannot confirm the exact cause.
Could this be a bug in Apple Music or iOS 27.0.1? I would appreciate advice on further diagnostics and whether this issue can be escalated to the engineering team.
Thank you.